Which option orders the events chronologically, from earliest to latest.(1 point)

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Many new animal species evolve. Single-celled organisms increase atmospheric methane concentrations. Photosynthesizing bacteria release oxygen into the sea. Oxygen concentrations increase in the atmosphere.
Many new animal species evolve. Single-celled organisms increase atmospheric methane concentrations. Photosynthesizing bacteria release oxygen into the sea. Oxygen concentrations increase in the atmosphere.

Single-celled organisms increase atmospheric methane concentrations. Photosynthesizing bacteria release oxygen into the sea. Oxygen concentrations increase in the atmosphere. Many new animal species evolve.
Single-celled organisms increase atmospheric methane concentrations. Photosynthesizing bacteria release oxygen into the sea. Oxygen concentrations increase in the atmosphere. Many new animal species evolve.

Single-celled organisms increase atmospheric methane concentrations. Oxygen concentrations increase in the atmosphere. Photosynthesizing bacteria release oxygen into the sea. Many new animal species evolve.
Single-celled organisms increase atmospheric methane concentrations. Oxygen concentrations increase in the atmosphere. Photosynthesizing bacteria release oxygen into the sea. Many new animal species evolve.

Photosynthesizing bacteria release oxygen into the sea. Oxygen concentrations increase in the atmosphere. Many new animal species evolve. Single-celled organisms increase atmospheric methane concentrations.

Single-celled organisms increase atmospheric methane concentrations. Photosynthesizing bacteria release oxygen into the sea. Oxygen concentrations increase in the atmosphere. Many new animal species evolve.

Animals with shells and hard parts were dominant for the first time.

increased oxygen concentration

reptiles

Earth cooled.

Which characteristic defines the Paleozoic era?(1 point)

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Mammals and other warm-blooded animals became dominant.
Mammals and other warm-blooded animals became dominant.

Reptiles became dominant after a mass extinction.
Reptiles became dominant after a mass extinction.

Animals with shells and hard parts were dominant for the first time.
Animals with shells and hard parts were dominant for the first time.

Simple, one-celled life forms were dominant.

How did the success of photosynthetic bacteria change Earth’s atmosphere?(1 point)

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increased oxygen concentration
increased oxygen concentration

decreased oxygen concentration
decreased oxygen concentration

decreased hydrogen concentration
decreased hydrogen concentration

increased hydrogen concentration

Which forms of life were dominant in the Mesozoic era?(1 point)

Responses

reptiles
reptiles

mammals
mammals

one-celled animals
one-celled animals

birds

How did reduced methane concentrations in the atmosphere affect Earth?(1 point)

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Earth cooled.
Earth cooled.

Volcanic activity decreased.
Volcanic activity decreased.

Earth warmed.
Earth warmed.

Volcanic activity increased.